Lock-lid journal box



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LOCK LID JOURNAL BOX Filed Aug. 23, 1921 Patented dan. i3, i925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OTIS TIFFANY GREGG, OF HACKENSACK, NEI" JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE GREGGCOMPANY, LIIVITTED, A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

LOCKJJID JOURNAL BOX.

Application led August 23, 1921. Serial No. 494,515.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, O'ris TIFFANY GREGG, a citizen of the United btates,residing at Hackensack, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Lock-Lid JournalBoxes (for which l have obtained patent in Cuba, No. 2,186, datedNovember 5, 1914, on application tiled March 28, 1914) and T do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to journal boxes adapted particularly for carwheel axles, and has for its object to provide a simple and eflicientconstruction forI locking the lid so as to prevent access to theinterior of the box for removal of the ordinary brasses and other partscontained therein except by a person having` a proper key for unlockingthe lid. The invention is illusti ated in the accompanying drawing inwhich- Figure l is a perspective of the box showing the lid closed andlocked;

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the lid unlocked and open.

In the drawing the numeral 1 designates a ournal box which may be of anyapproved type in general construction and having a lid 2 for closing theopening 3 through which access is had to the interior of the box, theordinary brasses and other parts contained therein not being illustratedas they do not constitute the present invention.

The front of the box above the opening 3 is formed with an upwardlyextending bracket 4L for hinging the lid 2 thereto by pivot bolt 5passing through the bracket and ears 6 formed at opposite sides of thelid and bearing against the outside walls of the bracket. The lid may beprovided with a spring 7, preferably in the form of a flat or leafspring, adapted to bear against the cross bar of the bracket, or othersuitable part, so as to hold the lid in a raised position when open,although this spring may be omitted without departing from otherfeatures of the invention. For the purpose of locking the lid in itsclosed position there is formed as a part of the lid at one side ahollow boss 8 in which is seated a threaded bolt 9 the inner end ofwhich, when the bolt is screwed up, will bear against the side wall ofthe box so as to securely lock the lid to the box. When screwed tolocking position the outer end of the locking bolt lies wholly withinthe hollow boss so that a key of appropriate form must be inserted toengage the angular head of the bolt in order to turn the bolt to unlockthe lid; and for greater security the space between the bolt head andthe inner wall of the hollow boss is such that the' bolt cannot beturned by inserting the lingers of the hand, and thus the use or asuitable tool for the purpose is necessary. It will be observed that thehollow or tubular boss is carried by the lid and lits outside the wallof the box when the lid is closed and also that the boss does not movewith the bolt when the bolt is turned and that the bolt has its bearingdirectly in the boss and not in the side wall of the box, all of whichadvantages will be appreciated bv the skilled in the art.

There is shown a -flange 10 fitted to the inside of the lid which whenthe lid is closed will lie alongside the inner wall of the box but thiscan be omitted as it is not essential although desirable under someconditions to be used.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits what I claim is:

1. A lock-lid for journal boxes formed with a hollow boss to lieopposite the side of the box when the lid is closed, and a locking boltthreaded in said boss and adapted to be screwed up to bear against theside of the box and lock the lid in its closed posi` tion and have itshead lie within the boss when in locked position.

2. A lock-lid for journal boxes formed with a boss carrying a lockingbolt adapted to bear against a part of the boX to lock the holding' thelid in a raised position when i0 lid closed, and a flange on the insideof the opened. lid near the boss on the lid and adapted to In testimonywhereof I aiix my signalie allongsidle the inside Wal] of the box whenture in presence of two Witnesses, 5 the id is e osed. t

3. A 1ock-lid for journal boxes formed OTIS TIFFANY GREG' with a bosscariying a locking bolt adapted Witnesses: to bear against si' part ofthe box to loc-k the CARTEn, lid in a closed position, and a springvfonEpw. S. BEYER.

